Honduras + 4 more
Central America - Unaccompanied Child Migration: Humanitarian Snapshot (as of 18 July 2014)
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Download Infographic On 2 June 2014, the US president declared an “urgent humanitarian situation” for the wave of unaccompanied children crossing the US - Mexico border from El Salvador,
Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico.
52,000 children have been taken into custody since October 2013 - an increase of 2 times more than this period last year
RESPONSE
The president of Honduras declared a humanitarian emergency to address the situation.
The Governments of El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico have created reception centres for returning children to reunite with their families.
The United States has established three shelters on the border with Mexico.
Humanitarian actors in El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras are working on contingency plans in the event that the United States begins the deportation process as announced. In 2013, more than 180,000 illegal immigrants were deported.
- UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
- To learn more about OCHA's activities, please visit https://www.unocha.org/.